Amy Laurenson band
Amy Laurenson is a pianist from the Shetland Isles, currently based in Glasgow. Having studied both classical and traditional music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Amy graduated with a first class BMus Honours degree in 2022 and was recently named BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2023. Rooted in the traditional music of Shetland, Amy explores the music of her homeland alongside traditional and folk music from Scotland, Ireland and Scandinavia. She has developed a style which ebbs and flows between traditional, classical, and jazz influence and which challenges the role of the piano as a solo instrument in traditional music.
With her tonight are Miguel Girão (guitar), Rhona MacDonald (double bass) and Callum Convoy (bodhran). Expect jigs and reels, bridal songs and hornpipes, jazz-inflected pieces and slower, more reflective tunes - music from different traditions too, with nods to Sweden, Estonia and Brittany, but with the Shetland sound always evident.